The Core Team

CREDENTIALS

Salil Panchal

•  Has more than 14 years of experience as a financial journalist.

•  Worked with leading national newspapers including the Times of India (ranked 1st in India) and the financial daily Business Standard, which has an exclusive tie-up with the Financial Times, London.

•  He has headed the stock market and commodities bureaus for Business Standard.

•  Has tracked the financial markets sector in its entirety, with key contacts across the financial markets including FIIs, investment banks, brokerages, local stock exchanges, regulatory agencies and mutual funds.

•  Has contributed articles to leading European investment banking publication e-Financial News.

•  A senior consultant with a leading public relations firm Sampark Communications, he was responsible for media strategy and investor relations for leading MNC clients like DSP Merrill Lynch, ABB, UTI, ICICI Bank, Sterlite and SSI. The role involved creation and execution of media strategy for these corporations.

Salil is a commerce graduate of the Bombay University with a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Hemen Kapadia

•  Has more than 14 years of high value exposure in the stock markets creating various technical analysis products and indices to aid investment decisions.

•  Is a BSE - recognized intermediary to conduct business in derivatives at the Indian markets.

•  Has extensive media coverage and is consulted regularly on leading media channels like CNBC and Doordarshan (the Indian national television channel) for his opinion on stock market developments.

•  Has worked as Research Head for one of India's oldest institutional BSE broker-member ULJK Securities. Has liaison with most financial institutions and mutual funds in India.

•  Has tracked the local and international markets and has been a consultant to different brokerage houses and portfolio manager to high networth individuals since 1995.

•  Has written for a variety of financial publications/internet sites.

Hemen is a commerce graduate of the Bombay University.